Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Tiptonville, TN
M 2.6
Latest: 1:51 am CDT on 15 May 2026 · 9 km (5 mi) NW of Tiptonville, TN
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Tiptonville was M 2.6, 9 km (5 mi) NW of Tiptonville, TN, at 1:51 am CDT on 15 May 2026. 7 people reported feeling it to USGS. 57 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 1,536 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 122
- Largest since 2016
- M 3.8 on 16 May 2024, 20 km (12 mi) S of Tiptonville, TN
- Reported felt
- 247 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.3 11 km (7 mi) NW of Tiptonville, TN
- 1.4 9 km (6 mi) NW of Tiptonville, TN
- 1.8 14 km (9 mi) SSE of Tiptonville, TN
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) NW of Tiptonville, TN
- 1.7 11 km (7 mi) S of Tiptonville, TN
- 1.7 8 km (5 mi) SW of Tiptonville, TN
- 1.8 21 km (13 mi) NW of Tiptonville, TN
- 1.7 25 km (15 mi) NW of Tiptonville, TN
- 1.9 10 km (6 mi) SSW of Tiptonville, TN
- 1.6 11 km (7 mi) W of Tiptonville, TN
- 1.7 25 km (16 mi) NNW of Tiptonville, TN
- 1.6 13 km (8 mi) NW of Tiptonville, TN
- 2.0 20 km (13 mi) S of Tiptonville, TN
- 1.8 9 km (6 mi) SW of Tiptonville, TN
- 1.7 24 km (15 mi) NW of Tiptonville, TN
- 1.7 9 km (6 mi) SW of Tiptonville, TN
- 1.7 5 km (3 mi) W of Tiptonville, TN
- 1.7 13 km (8 mi) NNW of Tiptonville, TN
- 2.2 30 km (19 mi) NW of Tiptonville, TN · felt by 17
- 1.8 19 km (12 mi) NNW of Tiptonville, TN
- 1.8 20 km (12 mi) NNW of Tiptonville, TN
- 1.9 18 km (11 mi) NNW of Tiptonville, TN
- 2.1 7 km (4 mi) NW of Tiptonville, TN
- 1.9 21 km (13 mi) NW of Tiptonville, TN
- 2.0 22 km (13 mi) SW of Tiptonville, TN
- 2.1 14 km (9 mi) NNW of Tiptonville, TN
- 1.7 11 km (7 mi) S of Tiptonville, TN
- 1.7 11 km (7 mi) SSW of Tiptonville, TN
- 1.7 13 km (8 mi) NNW of Tiptonville, TN
- 1.8 15 km (9 mi) SSE of Tiptonville, TN
- 2.0 10 km (6 mi) NNW of Tiptonville, TN
- 2.0 28 km (18 mi) NNW of Tiptonville, TN
- 1.9 7 km (4 mi) WNW of Tiptonville, TN
- 1.9 18 km (11 mi) NNW of Tiptonville, TN
- 1.9 16 km (10 mi) S of Tiptonville, TN
- 1.9 7 km (4 mi) NW of Tiptonville, TN
- 1.8 16 km (10 mi) SSE of Tiptonville, TN
- 1.5 16 km (10 mi) S of Tiptonville, TN
- 2.0 23 km (14 mi) NNW of Tiptonville, TN
- 1.6 22 km (14 mi) SSE of Tiptonville, TN
- 1.9 14 km (9 mi) NW of Tiptonville, TN
- 1.9 15 km (9 mi) NNW of Tiptonville, TN
- 1.8 24 km (15 mi) NW of Tiptonville, TN
- 2.2 9 km (5 mi) NW of Tiptonville, TN
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) NW of Tiptonville, TN
- 1.8 5 km (3 mi) WNW of Tiptonville, TN
- 1.6 9 km (5 mi) SW of Tiptonville, TN
- 2.1 25 km (15 mi) NW of Tiptonville, TN
- 1.5 14 km (9 mi) S of Tiptonville, TN
- 2.2 22 km (13 mi) SSE of Tiptonville, TN · felt by 1
From the QuakeIndex database, which reads the USGS feed every 30 seconds and holds the USGS catalogue for the US from 2016 (M1.5+). Times are Tiptonville time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Tiptonville are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Tiptonville; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Tiptonville.
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Reelfoot scarp and New Madrid seismic zone, under 1 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Ridgely 13 km · Portageville 21 km · New Madrid 24 km · Caruthersville 26 km · Lilbourn 27 km · Obion 28 km · Newbern 35 km · Dyersburg 39 km
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